May 3, 2012
LOGAN, Utah - Utah State University's 125th undergraduate commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, May 5 at 9:30 a.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and among those graduating will be 64 USU student-athletes who completed their degrees during the 2011-12 academic year.
Among those student-athletes graduating are 24 football players, 17 track athletes, five women's basketball players, four each from both soccer and softball, three each from both men's basketball, and men's and women's tennis, two golfers, one gymnast and one volleyball player.
Utah State's student-athletes traditionally rank among the best in the Western Athletic Conference with an 84 percent graduation success rate and a cumulative 3.17 grade-point average. During the 2011-12 academic year, USU has had 88 student-athletes earn academic all-WAC honors thus far and 197 were recognized at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for earning a 3.2 or better GPA.
During the 2010-11 academic year, Utah State had 228 student-athletes earn academic all-WAC honors.
2012 Utah State Student-Athlete GraduatesFootballAlfred Bowden, Interdisciplinary StudiesJeff Fischer, Interdisciplinary StudiesJosh Flores, PsychologyKyle Gallagher, Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilip Gapelu, Interdisciplinary StudiesQuinn Garner, Interdisciplinary StudiesDanny Gurrola, Interdisciplinary StudiesChris Harris, Interdisciplinary StudiesRobert Hill, Interdisciplinary StudiesJosh Johansen, Exercise ScienceLevi Koskan, PsychologyTarren Lloyd, Interdisciplinary StudiesXavier Martin, MarketingWalter McClenton, Interdisciplinary StudiesEric Moats, Marketing & EconomicsStanley Morrison, Interdisciplinary StudiesTanner Richins, Liberal ArtsJoey Schrader, Interdisciplinary StudiesRobert Tidwell, Interdisciplinary StudiesRobert Turbin, Interdisciplinary StudiesNicholas Vought, Interdisciplinary StudiesBobby Wagner, BusinessDontel Watkins, Interdisciplinary StudiesReuben Willis, Interdisciplinary Studies
Women's TrackJessie Chugg, Nutrition & Food SciencesCamille Fehlberg, History Teaching & Physical Education TeachingKali Hamby, Physical Education TeachingMadison Jensen, Interior DesignJessica Nielsen, Family Consumer Human DevelopmentKim Quinn, Environmental StudiesAlisa Sheffer, Exercise ScienceJulia Stewart, Interdisciplinary StudiesSarah Young, Interior Design Sales & Marketing
Men's TrackJames Allred, Exercise ScienceNicholas Bolinder, Interdisciplinary StudiesDaniel Howell, Wildlife Sciences & Rangeland ResourcesHunter Nelson, FinanceClinton Silcock, Exercise ScienceAaron Clements, SpanishEric Follett, Interdisciplinary StudiesTyler Killpack, Entrepreneurship
Women's BasketballAshlee Brown, Interdisciplinary StudiesChelsea Burns, Law & Constitutional StudiesBanna Diop, Interdisciplinary StudiesReyneisha Mays, Business AdministrationMaddy Plunkett, Interdisciplinary Studies
Women's SoccerLauren Hansen, Physical Education TeachingChandra Salmon-Christensen, Physical EducationMarissa Sanchez, Exercise ScienceLindsay Obray, Exercise ScienceSummer Tillotson, Exercise Science
SoftballTatem Day, Exercise ScienceLindsey Marquez, Speech CommunicationKelley Kaneshiro, Parks & RecreationJessica Law, Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's BasketballMorgan Grim, Interdisciplinary StudiesBrady Jardine, Finance & EconomicsBrockeith Pane, Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's GolfChanse Godderidge, Interdisciplinary StudiesCobie Lunsford, Business Administration
Men's TennisNikita Ryashchenko, International BusinessLenny Whiting, Accounting
GymnasticsChelsea Marquardt, Social Work
Women's TennisBrianna Rowland (Harris), Journalism
VolleyballLiz McArthur, Family Consumer Human Development
